Shelley Barratt is an artist, writer, singer, and songwriter out of Albuquerque, New Mexico writing unique songs that have piqued the interest of dancers, authors and visionaries. Shelley has performed at festivals, for minor league sports and state fairs, and at venues from Nashville to San Jose. She has hosted acoustic and women’s showcases, and created music for modern dance, special occasions and visual media. Shelley’s music has been nominated for and received awards or honorable mention in songwriting contests, and she has collaborated with recording artists signed to indie and major record labels.
Shelley is a "Jill of All Trades" with a penchant for high-tech and creative business ventures, and she is always working with projects such as the new incarnation of Strawberry Zots; her band, 5 Revolving Doors (“5RD”); and her writing site, ofproductions.com, a nice side addition to Shelley's music as it delves deeper into her lyrical content.
WRITING with part instinct and part intuition, Shelley’s songs draw comparisons from Joni Mitchell to Madonna, Loreena McKennitt to Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles to Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow to Peter Gabriel. "Good groove. Cool imagery, theme," –Billboard; “The powerful combination musically and lyrically creates a sound that is truly unique and refreshing. Barratt’s music provides a breath of fresh air,” –GoGirls Music; "Shelley's music has merit overall but what makes her distinct is her songwriting… catchy rock-pop-folk tunes… blissful… rhythmic… curious,” –IMG Music; “I am enjoying the CD and hope to see more of your work on the market soon. All the best,” –Terry Brooks, Author; “You sing with your heart. Nothing under the heavens can stop that,” –Henderson Jones, Filmmaker.
Shelley performed for the GoGirls Music Showcase at Folk Alliance in Memphis, 2007, and was invited to Invasion of the GoGirls at SXSW, 2007
"5 Revolving Doors" received "Honorable Mention" for the 13th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest, 2005
Guest Musicians
These very talented musicians have played with me for various shows and studio recordings. I appreciate their talents and input... Bob Reynolds- guitars; Mike Prins- keyboard, vocals; Jimmy LaPrelle- drums, Gina Chavez- percussion, drums, vocals; Dan Heister- bass; Joshue Mendez- bass; Louie Tartaglia- drums; Artha Meadors- bass; Jack Brown- bass; Julio- drums; Joe Spiess- drums; Jon McMillan- bass; J. Jenkins- drums; Gladys Tangub- vocals (and mighty fine ones at that!); Marc Miller- bass; Stephen Smith- bass; Landon Young- bass; Bethann- keys, vocals; David DeBonis- bass.
Photos
Photos over the past few years by: Tammy Watson, The Wolf, Rick Harman, Jared Anaya, Lisa Kimura, Cheryl, Jack Brown, Erika Spiess, Reynolds' Clan, Marybeth Boucher.
Shelley Past
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, and other SHOWS & VENUES 2006-present: GoGirls Music Fest, Hyperfest 3, EXPO New Mexico, Folk Alliance, Hyperfest 2, Downtown Civic Plaza, Atomic Cantina, Burt's Tiki Lounge, La Montanita Co-op, Ralli’s, The District, Alfredo’s, Harlow’s, Irysh Macs, Central Connection, Santa Fe's Second Street Brewery, Body of Santa Fe, Taos' Earth Garden Teahouse, Town of Estancia, The Journey, private functions and more.
FUN NOTE for you ALBUQUERQUE folks: in addition to Sub Culture with Jeff Jones, Scot Jones, Neal Langford and James Mercer ("My Friend James" came to me via old friends Greg and Joel Brown; Neal & James later went on to form Flake and later The Shins- Sub Pop), and don't forget Kristen Burt- original Sub Culture member and reason we met the Kelly's and Jones', I also sang backing vocals for Patch of Blue (Sean Kelly later went on to play in the band Sixpence None the Richer- REX, Squint), The Strawberry Zots- RCA, Bellyachers- Caroline Records, New London, American Dream, Pepsi Generation and others. Venues: The Bird of Paradise, Atomic Theatre, Sunshine Theatre, Golden West, Beyond Ordinary, El Rey Theatre, The Beach, Downtown Albuquerque, St. Pius, La Cueva, UNM, various UNM fraternities, Club West, Ginny's Cafe, NMSU, CRASH, Amnesty International and more.
FUN NOTE for you PHOENIX folks: I sang live, and sometimes drummed, with my friend Robert Lang and Seven Oceans (backing vocals for their album "Perfect Day"), not to mention a quick guest stint with Jennifer Spector (an amazing woman and folk artist). I wrote music for modern dance with Rayn Dance Theatre, and also for women's a cappella with Seven (my sister Tammy started the group, and she is also the amazing background vocals in many of my recordings.) Venues: Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Coffee Plantation, Duck & Decanter, Xtreme Bean, Fiddlers Dream, Phoenix Metro art galleries, ASU.
FUN NOTE for you CALI folks: I drummed and sang for The Grateful Dudes; Hank later went on to form VanAsh and now Autumn and the Fall Guys; Tom went on to play in The Stragglyrs. Venues: Blue Rock Shoot, City Lights, Espresso Garden, Mission City, Red Rock Café.
FUN NOTE for you BOULDER folks: I sang briefly with a professional a cappella group (Divy Nelson, Saphyre) and a co-ed a cappella group at CU, played on the Pearl Street Mall, and at evenings of meditation with Shaashvat Amritam and the Omkar Foundation.
FUN NOTE for you NASHVILLE folks: I only touched the tip of the iceberg by doing some studio work and in-the-round home sessions, hanging out with the likes of Sean Kelly and The Lounge Flounders, Suzanne Jusst and more (a long time ago!)
If ya find me here, and I played with you in the past, PLEASE drop a note of when and where!
